Cheiramiona filipes

Cheiramiona filipes is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[1] It is a southern African endemic originally described from KwaZulu-Natal and is known from three African countries.^[2]

Zululand Long-legged Sac Spider
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cheiracanthiidae
Genus:	Cheiramiona
Species:	C. filipes
Binomial name
Cheiramiona filipes (Simon, 1898)

Distribution

In South Africa, the species is known from three provinces at elevations from 1-1362 m above sea level.^[2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected by sweeping and beating grass. It has been sampled from the Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes.^[2]

Conservation

Due to its wide geographical range, the species is listed as Least Concern. It is protected in ten protected areas.^[2]